About 11 percent, or 21,140, of Greene County voters turned up at the polls yesterday to pass a countywide 1/8-cent sales tax, which would fund law enforcement services in the county.
The measure, passed by 67 percent, or 14,086, of the votes, would add an additional 18 patrol deputies and six sheriff's detectives, and additional personnel in corrections, court security, the prosecutor's office and the juvenile office, according to the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, which
had endorsed the issue. The tax, which is projected to generate $5 million a year, replaces a 1/8-cent countywide Park Sales Tax that expires in 2012.
The chamber's three recommendation's for the Springfield R-XII Board of Education also were chosen: Andy Hosmer with 10,031, or 28.7 percent, of the votes; Kristen Callen with 28.2, or 9,840, of the votes; and Bruce Renner with 9,519, or 27.2 percent. A fourth candidate, David Awbrey, who has worked in journalism and education, received 5,567 votes, or 15.9 percent. Callen is the ministries coordinator at Messiah Lutheran Church; Hosmer is an attorney at Hosmer King & Royce LLC; and Renner serves as a special education consultant at Missouri State University.
According to the
election results from the Greene County clerk's office, Greg DeLong, financial adviser with Edward Jones Investments in Springfield, and Larry Snyder of Larry Snyder & Co. were chosen for six-year terms on the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees.
Voters also approved $8 million in general obligation bonds for the Republic R-III School District by 71 percent of the vote. The funds will be used to construct additional classrooms, an early childhood center and central office facility, and a transportation center. The bond issue, which also allows for renovations, repairs and improvements of existing facilities, is estimated not to change the adjusted debt service levy of the district - 84 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of real and personal property.
Other election results:
- A $2 million bond issue for the Fair Grove R-X School District was passed by 77 percent of the vote.
- Sixty percent of the voters gave the OK to a $1.3 million loan by the Marion C. Early R-V School District to repair, renovate and improve existing buildings.
- A 0.5 percent city sales tax by the city of Battlefield for law enforcement purposes was passed with 63 percent of the votes.
- An additional tax of not more than 25 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for the Battlefield Fire Protection District was passed with 71 percent of the votes.
- Barbra Fielden and Larry Zahn were chosen to serve on the Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District Board of Directors.
- Jennifer Fickbohm and John Lilly were selected for the Willard R-III School District Board of Directors.
- Mark Gimlin and Gary Mooneyham were selected for the Republic R-III School District Board of Directors.
- Doug Foley and Jana Phillips were chosen for the Strafford R-VI School District Board of Directors.
- Voters chose Dan McKnight and Greg Trantham for the Marion C. Early R-V School District Board of Directors.
- Voters selected David Calhoun and Fred Brown for the Pleasant Hope PCR-VI School District Board of Directors.
- Jim Cole was selected as mayor of Walnut Grove.
- Sole candidate Brenda Ellsworth was voted as mayor of Ash Grove.
- Aaron Kruse, who ran unopposed, was selected as mayor of Battlefield.
- Tim Smith, who ran unopposed, was chosen as mayor of Fair Grove.
- Sole candidate Brian Buckner was chosen as mayor of Republic.
- Jack Cole, the sole candidate for Rogersville mayor, was chosen.
- Brian Gillmore was chosen as an alderman for the city of Walnut Grove.
- Charles Yates, Debra Hickey and Stephen Esterline were selected as city of Battlefield aldermen.
- Voters chose Sherry Veach as an alderman for Republic.
- Don Carrigan was chosen as an alderman for Rogersville.
- Carolyn Lee and Janet Heath were selected as aldermen for the city of Strafford.
- Doug Johnson, Bryan Vincent and David Hemphill were chosen by voters to be aldermen for Willard.
- Troy Watts was selected as an Ash Grove alderman.
- Dennis Frame was chosen as an alderman for Fair Grove.
- Voters selected Garry Wilson, Marty Casagrand and Charles Brashers as council members for the city of Republic.
- eith Bridges and Eddie Cruse were selected as aldermen for the city of Strafford.
- Robert Willmon was selected as a board member for the Ash Grove Fire Protection District.
- Jill Elsey-Stoner and Bart Andrews were selected to the board of the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District.
- Voters selected Cheryl Doran as a board member for the Strafford Fire Protection District.
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